Excessive Screen Time is the Reason behind the Increasing Anger and Emotional Tantrums among Preschoolers: Stunning New Research Findings.
Excessive Screen Time is the Reason behind the Increasing Anger and Emotional Tantrums among Preschoolers: Stunning New Research Findings. Written By [ Muhammad zayyan] Published: October 18, 2025 The Generation of the Growing Screen Soaked. According to the current statistics released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, more than 70 percent of the children under the age of five years now possess a tablet, and 48 percent of the preschoolers spend more than two hours daily before the screen. This is not a statistical anomaly, but this flood is altering the emotional landscape of young school going children in their first years of schooling. The most recent meta-analysis has been published in the Pediatrics Journal and is a compilation of 23 studies, which utilized over 12,000 children worldwide. It concludes that excessive screen time is linked to high levels of irritability, high levels of tantrums and disruption of emotional regulation in preschooler...